From extreme cold to ice storms to blizzards, winter weather can knock out heat, power, communications and transportation networks, and can immobilize entire regions. In order to protect your home and family, it is important to be prepared before winter weather strikes.
Home affordability and sustainable building go hand-in-hand. Want a peek at how we’re helping homeowners and our planet? Check out these six facts for a glimpse into Habitat’s expansive sustainability work.
Read research highlights to learn how accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, can help improve access to affordable housing for low-income households and more accessible housing for older adults. Plus, find out how four Habitat for Humanity affiliates are working to implement ADUs in their communities.
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“It means the world to me. It gives me the actual ability to have my son come over without me having to physically help him up the steps and everything else,” says Robert, who was able to build a new ramp for his home with the support of Habitat and the Wells Fargo Foundation.
See the story of how paying it forward with a donated dining set defines the meaning of giving back.
In collaboration with Villgro Innovations Foundation, the Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter has released a new report exploring how the construction sector in India can scale up the use of green building materials to drive sustainability and support climate goals.
These two new reports examine the need and propose solutions for encouraging the incremental adaptation of housing in informal settlements using sustainable building practices, as well as avenues for overcoming investment barriers and how to attract more climate tech investors in the sheltertech sector.
Habitat for Humanity of Collin County’s Cotton Groves, a new sustainable and eco-conscious community, will be one of the first affordable housing communities built with shipping containers in the U.S.
Ana Rosemary’s family moved into a safe Habitat El Salvador home after Hurricane Mitch.